Climate change effects on mediterranean forests and preventive measures

New Forests

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-40

  Resco De Dios, Víctor ^a,b   Fischer, Christine ^a   Colinas, Carlos ^a  

^a CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Carbon sequestration; Forest restoration; Global warming; Mitigation strategies; Reforestations

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; GLOBAL WARMING; REFORESTATION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FOREST ECOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN FORESTS; MITIGATION STRATEGIES;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; REFORESTATION;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; REFORESTATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84984565327     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-006-9011-x     Document Type: Review

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